Car-door fastener.



C, 0. WILLIAMS.

CAR DOOR FASTENERr APPLICATION minlnv/10.1916.

Lzj Patented Oct. 16,1917.

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CHARLES 0. WILLIAMS, 0F KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

CAR-:DOOR FASTENER.'

. y: Application filed July 10, 1916. Serial No. 108,422.l

To all whom it may concern Be it knowngthat I, 'CHARLES 2O. WIL- Liar/is, a citizen of'the United States, resid-1y ing at Kansas City, Missouri, have invented ascertain newnand useful Improvement in CarfDoor Fasteners, of which the following is a full,clear,` and exact description, `such as `will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertainsto make and usek the same.

This invention relates to cardoor fasteners, and` has" for its main' object to `provide a fastener for freight car doorswhich comprises as an essential part `,thereof an indicating or counting mechanism that is actuated every time the door isunlocked.`

Another obj ect is to provide a fastener ofl the character described, in which eitherv a `key-controlledlocker an ordinarywcar seal may be utilizedto lock the door inits closed position. ,i l. u. l, l l Still another `object isyto provide a` fastener of the characterdescribed, inpwhich means is providedlo;7 whichthe number, of pieces of freight that are. loaded `into orun loaded from` the car can be accurately counted., Otherpobjects and desirable featuresof my invention. will be hereinafter pointedoutj l. i l ,i Figure 1 ofthe'drawingsis a front. elevational, view l of a ycarl door lock, constructed in accordance with my invention. 1 l n v Fig.` 2is a similar view, `with `the Acover plate ort protective housing removed. l

Fig. Sis a horizontalsectional view, taken approximately onthe line Sfof Fig. is a `verticalsectional view, taken on theline of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view,taken on thelinew of Fig. l; andu; w v Fig. 6 iis a detailsectional view, showing certainparts ,of thefastenerinthe position assu med when the door is `being unlocked.

Briefly described, myinvention `consists in coperatingelements arrangedon the car door and the `car body, meansfforlocking said elementstogether and for unlocking the same, anda counting mechanisms that is yactuatedeverytime"said locking means is yactuated tol unlock said' members.

Referringtd "he drawings, designates ak portionY of a freight ,car door,y and B` designatesa portion fof the car body or door frame to` whichthe v'door lis adaptedto be fastened, flln the preferred form of my invention yasfliersin shownpthe fastener conf Speccation of Letters Patent. l

Patented ct. f6, 19t?,

sists of ahasp or member C that is pivotally andslidably connected to the doorA, and

which is adapted to coperate withy a grooved or headed stud D secured to the` door frame B, when; the door is in its closed'position. The hasp C is provided with a central opening l that is adapted to pass over the stud D,and a vertically-movable plate 2 is a1'- ranged over said opening, ksaid plate having therein a key hole slot 3, the enlarged portion of said slot being of suliicient size to pass fully overthe stud D, andthe reduced portion of said slot beingadapted tol cooperate` with the groove 4 in said stud, so aS to prevent outward movement of the hasp member when said plate is in a certain position. `The plate 2 is provided in one of its side edges with a notch 5 that coperates with the bolt 6 of a key-controlled lock 7, so that said plate canlbe held locked in the position shown in F ig. 2, wherein the reduced portion of the key hole slot Vis in engagement with the groove 4I of the stud D.

It is obvious from the foregoing description that when the parts are in the position shown iii-Fig. 2,- the door A will be securely locked to the frame B, the plate VA2 being 4in such a yposition that lthe ha'sp cannot 'be movedxoutwardly to disengage ythe. Asame from the stud D, and the bolt 6 preventing upward movement of said plate, so as to position the,` enlarged portion of the key stud D so thatthe hasp C can be moved l outwardly away from the frame B, the arm .9, by "reason of its being confined in the slot 10, will be moved or rocked a distance sufficientk to register a new unitin the accurnulatorI 8. `After "the plate 2 has been moved upwardly so that said hasp caribe movedoutwardly" `away from the stud said plate is held in its-raised position by rmea'nsto be` hereinafter described, sol that 'when the `door is 'again locked, the enlarged portion ofk the slot 3. will aline with the opening 1 and be in a position to pass overY the head of the stud 'D Vl'Vhen the hasp and plate have passed over the head of the stud,

the plate 2 is moved downwardly, either manually or by the force of gravity, so that the reduced portion ofthe slot 3 again engages the groove et of theV stud, this' downward movement restoring the arm 9 of the accumulator tothe position shown in the drawings where it is in readiness to: register an additional unit on the accumulator on the next upward movement of the plate' 2'. By utilizing `a counter or vaccumulator i conjunction with my improved fastener, I am enabled to keep an accurate record of the open-ing and closing of'the door. Forexain-ple; a car is shipped intov'a station 'and unit oni the accumulator.

, last station .-agent. Thus, the railroad' con 11 that ',co'perates with a longitudinal'ly-k panyis enabled to trace the approximate point on the road where the carfwasbroken into, namely, between the twol stati-ons whiose accumulator readingsr conflict.

` `Another very* desirable' feature Aof using an accumulator in conjunction with; the fas.-A tener'fistlieL fact Athata station agent can utilize vthe accumulator tol check' up'accurately the number of pieces ofI freight' .which are vbeing loaded" into or unloaded fromt'h'e car..

. As'previously'fstated, thehasp member-C Vis pivotally connected'. and also slidably mounted onV the door A,'the particular 'coni struction "consistingjof a 'headed pin ory bolt extendingslot 12' inthe hasp yThennier endof the slot 12" isl odset' slightly' at'13'and a semi-cylindrical, thickened portion 14 par"-Y tially surroundssai'd' oset portionWhen it is desired to use the accunnllatorjfas a counter for the number of pieces of freight Vthat are being unloaded from the. car,` the dooriis unlocked, and the hasp Cmoved lonf gitudjinally of theybolt 11, so as to position the openings 1 and 3 in the hasp and plfateQ, respectively, over a 'stud D similar to the stud D. The. oflset portion 18 ofthe slot 12 is then positioned undery the' head of the bolt 11i, the thickened portion lpreventing outward' movement of the hasp with respect 'to said holt and holding the hasp rigidly in the position shown in broken 'lines in Fig.' 1.

The plate 2 then be actuated or reciprocated manually each time an article of ofv piecesof freight that are unloaded.

YA protective housing 15 is preferably arranged over the working parts of 4theA fastener,'said Vhousing being secured to the hasp in any suitable manner, as by means of studs or rivets 16 andprovid'edv on itslower side with a cut outportion for the passage there tln-ough of the plate 2 (see Fig. V51). The mea-ns for gui-ding lthe lower end' of the plate freight i'sreinove'd from' the car, and thus ,Y show on the accumulator the exact number 2kyk in its vertical movements` consists vof rec`- tangul-ar luglT-on the plate f2' that coperaties-"with an rnverted Ush-a'ped guiding portionJ 18 on the vhousing 1'5, and themeansfor guiding the-'opposite end consists of' a shoul# operates witli'a vertically'-disposed slot 2Ol in the plfate 2, as? shown clearly Figs. 2 and d.

`dered screw or pin in the hasp C tha-tco- Y' downwardly until-the plunger is retracted by comingk into contact with one of tliestuds D or The plungerA 21, ras herein shown, consistsof a cylinder that is YV'guided in' a barrel 22 secured to thehousing15,andfthe spring 23 which actuates said pliingerf'is preferably'fastenedftov sai-dhousing andsaid i plungerso thatfsai'dfplunger' will not become' detached freni sard barrel. when in'its opera tiveposition shownrin Fig. f6. I :wishI it to be understood, how'vever,r` that E do* not limit myself to the exact' formv ofplungerpperating.,- meansdesfcri'bed, as various other means could 'be employed vfor actuating said plunger without departingv from 'the spirit of'rny invention. y

Y If desired, a seal2-lf may be employed to 3' Pftlenff 6115913@ 2f0n1bein moved upwardly #9101621? the; stud" D, said: Sear being passedthrough alining Slots; 25 in th@ mgm and1 guideway` 18 as showninFigs.` t 'and 45.. l Y l/Vhen' the' ear isv travelingv .underV seal", i

'nreansrisprovi-dedzfor' indicating whether or not the key-controlled bolt' (itis ,in its locked or unlocked position, said f means consisting of a'plaite26" carried by' said bolt, sa'id"r plate beingv pro,vid'e'dg with a portion 27 having diifeient "colors" thereon which are exposed lthrough a sight opening 28'` in the housing 15, said opening' being approximately 'half the 'width ofthe portion 25, so that 'only'gone .Color Wm lvsbleat af'tm'ef The housing 1S' 'also provided with sight opening' 29H11 counting articles of freight that are to be loaded into or removed from the car.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:- f l l. In a oar door fastener', a fixed member' on the door frame, a ooperating member on the door, means for looking said members together, a key-controlled bolt for rretaining said members in looked position, a housing that covers said llocking means and bolt, and

" which isprovided with a sight opening, and

means carried by said bolt and visible a through said sight opening for indicating the condition of saidlkeyfoontrolled bolt.

2. In a oar door fastener, a hasp pivotally mounted on the door and provided with a Circular opening, a headed stud on the door frame, a plate slidingly mounted on said hasp and provided With a key hole slot, the

\ smaller portion of which is adapted to lie under the head of `said stud so as to prevent `outward movement of said hasp with respect to said stud, a housing that substantially incloses said plate, and a spring pressed plunger carried by said housing that is adapted to enter the enlarged portion of the key hole 'slot Whenever said hasp is moved outwardly from said stud.

3. In a car door look, a hasp pivotally mounted on the door, a headed stud on the door frame, a vertioallymovable plate mounted on said hasp and provided With a ke)7 hole slot that ooperates With said stud, said slot being of such dimensions that when the plate is in its raised position the enlarged portion of said slot will pass freely over the head of said stud, and When said plate is in its lowered position, the reduced portion will lie under the head of said stud and thus prevent outward movement of said plate-with 'respect to said stud, and means for holding said plate in its raised position When it is moved outwardly away from said stud.

4. In a car door fastener, a movable member on the door, a rigid member on the door frame, a plate slidably mounted on said movable member that cooperates With said rigid member to hold said members in engagement, said plate being provided with a notch7 a counter on said movable member provided with an operating shaft, and an arm on said shaft that projects into said notch, so that movement of said plate Will be recorded in said counter. l

CHARLES O. WILLIAMS. p

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